Light Rigid Truck (LR) Licence | Training | Course

What is a Light Rigid Vehicle?

A Light Rigid Truck is any vehicle or machine — that has a gross vehicle mass (GVM) of more than 4.5 tonnes but not more than 8 tonnes, that could seat more than 12 adults (including the driver) and/or is towing a single trailer of any size that has a GVM of not more than 9 tonnes. Community buses, delivery trucks, small tow trucks, and the usual tradesman trucks are just some of the examples of a light rigid vehicle. These types of vehicles are proven to be the choice in the transport and logistics industry.

What can I get for completing this Light Rigid course?

Successful completion of our industry-based training and assessment guarantees you a national certification that you can use across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide – in fact, all over Australia. The knowledge you learn will translate across all light rigid vehicles and you will be assessed against Australian national licensing standards.

What will Light Rigid Training include?

For the forward direction driving, the following skills will be covered during the training:

Vehicle Control and operation including:

Starting, moving off, shutting down and securing the vehicle

Managing Steering

Managing Gears

Managing Brakes

Managing Accelerator

Low Risk Driving Behaviours

Creating and Maintaining Crash Avoidance Space

Protecting Crash Avoidance Space

Hill Stop / Start

What will Light Rigid Assessment include?

The assessment will assess the applicant’s ability to perform and execute the above mentioned skills. A Light Rigid assessment has 5 components as defined by the roads authorities and an eLearning pre-course assessments as defined by TIDE Training.

E-learning pre-course

Knowledge Assessment **

Load Securing

Pre-Drive Vehicle Inspection including cabin drill

Reversing (straight and offset reverse)

Practical Drive

The eLearning, authority knowledge test, load securing, vehicle pre-drive inspection and reversing will be assessed as separate components. The Road Rules and direction, Vehicle control, Low Risk Driving Behaviours and a hill stop / start will be assessed together during an on-road driving assessment. If you are to be assessed in a bus, you will need to demonstrate parking the bus in a kerb (also known as a kerbside stop).

** Note: The pre-drive theory course has been designed to work in conjunction with the eLearning pre-course study material to help all applicants understand the requirements of driving a heavy vehicle and the licensing requirements. Applicants have the choice of completing the Pre-Drive theory component as part of their practical course or on an additional day to their practical training course. All applicants are advised to attend a Pre-Drive theory course in addition to their driving course. Individuals where English is a second language or have language, literacy and numeracy concerns are strongly advised to attend these sessions.

What sort of Light Rigid truck interests you?

Course Fees

Initial Training Options

Full Day SessionA full day training session is training provided to 1 person at a time. Rather than doing a group training... More – 8 Hours (1 on 1 Training)

$1200

Group SessionA group training session is training provided to more than 1 person at a time. Rather than doing a 1-on-1... More (up to 2 participants)

$700

Additional Training Options ✜

Full Day SessionA full day training session is training provided to 1 person at a time. Rather than doing a group training... More – 8 Hours (1 on 1 Training)

$1200

Group SessionA group training session is training provided to more than 1 person at a time. Rather than doing a 1-on-1... More (up to 2 participants)

$700

Half Day SessionA half day training session is training provided to 1 person at a time. A half day training session is... More – 4 Hours (1 on 1 Training)

$650

✜ 1 on 1 additional training courses will be modified to meet the individual needs of the participant. Additional training in a group sessionA group training session is training provided to more than 1 person at a time. Rather than doing a 1-on-1... More format will be conducted as a standard course

Further details relating to course fees can be found on our course fees page. This course does not attract any government subsidies and fees must be fully paid by each applicant or their representative.

Full Day SessionA full day training session is training provided to 1 person at a time. Rather than doing a group training... More (8 hours) 1-on-1 training including licence assessment

Group SessionA group training session is training provided to more than 1 person at a time. Rather than doing a 1-on-1... More (8 hours, up to 2 people training and licence assessments).

Course Duration

Course duration for each applicant will be determined by the driving ability of the applicant. It is recommended that each application start with a full day or group-based course. At the conclusion of this training the assessor will determine the applicant’s skill level and their ability to successfully complete an assessment.

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Entry Requirements

A light rigid truck licence can be split into two categories: a truck licence or a bus licence. To obtain a light rigid truck licence or light rigid bus licence, you must have held an Australian car licence for 12 months or more. If you do not meet this requirement, you will need to seek an exemption from the local roads authority.

While it is not necessary to perform any heavy lifting in the licensing course, anyone considering a career in transport should be aware that most roles for drivers do require an amount of heavy lifting. While this may not be an impediment to completing the training, it may impact the participant’s ability to obtain suitable employment and the conclusion of the training. Prospective students should also consider the physical limitations of the vehicle prior to enrolling. Should you wish to discuss this, please contact your nearest TIDE Training office.

Students must wear enclosed footwear during their course (thongs or sandals will not be acceptable)

Eligibility

To be eligible to enrol you must meet all the following requirements:

Complete enrolment paperwork in full

Communication skills at a level to effectively communicate with others

Paid all appropriate fees

Undertake a site induction and have the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)

Meet the minimum time period: hold an Australian car driver licence for at least 12 months (1 year)

Delivery Modes

All light rigid training is undertaken in a classroom environment (both in and out of the vehicle). All on-road training must be undertaken on the road. Off-road training such as reversing and load securing will be undertaken in an enclosed area so the applicant can comfortably learn the required skills. All assessments must be completed at a TIDE registered office. Workplace training is not applicable to this course.

To obtain a Light Rigid Licence you will need to complete and be marked competent in each of the below criteria:

Pre Training eLearning

Authority Knowledge Test

Cabin Inspection

Vehicle Inspection

Load Restraint

Reverse Test

Drive Assessment

Note: The licensing authority’s knowledge test must be successfully completed prior to any on road assessments being undertaken

What jobs or occupations will use a light rigid truck licence?

A number of occupations or job roles find a light rigid truck licence to be valuable. Light Rigid Vehicles are used in the following scenarios:

Training Location

What rights does the applicant have when attending a Light Rigid training course?

Each applicant has the right to learn in a comfortable and non-threatening environment. Each course will provide a trainer that is skilled and proficient in the driving a Light Rigid vehicle. If the course does not meet these expectations, the applicant has the right to make a complaint by using the TIDE Training complaints process.

The applicant also has the right to access their training records at any time. These records can be view by arranging an appointment with the respective site management. These records cannot leave the respective site. The applicant does not have the right to request copies of any recordings of their assessments (as these are the property of VicRoadsVicRoads plans, develops and manages the arterial road network and delivers road safety initiatives and customer focused registration and licensing... More) or recordings of training that involves any other non-TIDE employed individual.

The RTO has an obligation to provide the applicant with training and assessment that is of a high quality and that meets the requirements of the VicRoadsVicRoads plans, develops and manages the arterial road network and delivers road safety initiatives and customer focused registration and licensing... More Heavy Vehicle Provider Agreement.

All records and information for each applicant will be stored in a secure manner (both physically and electronically) as defined by the national privacy requirements and TIDE privacy policy.

What obligations does the applicant have when attending a Light Rigid training course?

Each applicant has the obligation to make sure:

As per our Fee and Refund Policy, payment of a 50% deposit (full payment is preferred) for each session must be made at the time of the booking or before any learning material can be sent out. Session training dates are not confirmed until a deposit or full payment is made. Non payment may cause your training session to be cancelled without further notice.

All rules and policies relating to the training are understood and adhered to during their training courses.

All individuals within the training environment are respected.

All personal protective equipment (PPE) is worn while undertaking the training course.

For the protection and comfort of others in the training environment, we recommend the use of the English language where possible. It is permissible to use another language to help explain an important item or where the course is designed to run in a language other than English, however, we require English to be used where possible.

English Language

Unless a foreign language interpreter has been engaged to translate during the training course, all training and assessments will be conducted in the English language.

If requested, VicRoadsVicRoads plans, develops and manages the arterial road network and delivers road safety initiatives and customer focused registration and licensing... More will provide a foreign language interpreter (at their expense) for both theory and practical (driving) assessments. VicRoadsVicRoads plans, develops and manages the arterial road network and delivers road safety initiatives and customer focused registration and licensing... More will not provide interpreters for training sessions. Under certain circumstances, students may be able to provide an interpreter (at their own expense) to assist during training. Please discuss this with a TIDE Training site as circumstances may vary.